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This EIR is an informational document to aid in the local planning and decision-making process. It; describes the probable consequences that the proposed project may have on the environment, suggests way to minimize potential adverse effects and evaluates alternatives to the proposed project. Impacts identified in the report can become the basis for findings for the County ' s actions on the project. Mitigations recommended in the report can become conditions of approval if the County chooses to approve the project. CEQA requires that a Lead Agency shall neither approve nor carry out a project as proposed unless the significant environmental effects have been reduced to an acceptable level (State EIR Guidelines, Section 15088 (d ) ) . If the Lead Agency approves of the project, even though significant impacts identified by the £IR cannot be mitigated, the Agency must state in writing the reasons for its actions ( State EIR Guidelines, Section 15089 (b) ) . A Statement of Overriding Considerations should be included in the record of the project approval and should be mentioned in the Notice of Determination (State EIR Guidelines, Section 15089 (c) ) . This document is being circulated to local and state agencies and to interested organizations and individuals who may wish to review and comment on the report. Written comments may be received at the San Joaquin County Planning Department during the 45-day review period . Oral comments will be heard at the public hearing on the Draft EIR . All comments will be addressed in a Response to Comments document which will be incorporated in the Final EIR. D. ORGANIZATION OF THE EIR The following section of the Draft EIR (Section II ) describes the proposed project. Section III presents a summary of the project impacts, mitigation measures, and impact conclusions required by CEQA. Section IV discusses land use and planning policy and Section V is devoted to single impact topics. Within each topic , relevant environmental setting data are presented, the impacts of the proposed project are evaluated, and mitigation measures are suggested . Section VI provides an impact overview to the proposed project relative to beneficial impacts, short-term use versus long-term productivity and irreversible environmental changes. Section VII describes and evaluates alternatives to the proposed f� project. Section VIII provides a list of organizations and �JJ individuals contacted during the preparation of this EIR, as well as the list of preparers. 2